title: A unique presentation of Takayasu's arteritis in a 39-year-old male with chest pain, vertigo, and blindness.
abstract: Takayasu's arteritis is a rare form of aortic vasculitis, typically described in young Asian females. In this article, we report a unique presentation of type V Takayasu's arteritis in a Hispanic male. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of Takayasu's arteritis presenting with the triad of angina, amaurosis fugax, and subclavian steal syndrome. On diagnostic imaging, he was found to have left subclavian and axillary artery stenosis requiring balloon angioplasty. The patient responded to the combination of medical and surgical treatment with full recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA. mustafa.nazzal@utoledo.edu
authors.forename: Mustafa D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Nazzal
authors.forename: Mouchammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agko
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zingale
authors.forename: Masia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamdan
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D020757:Amaurosis Fugax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001027:Aortography; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors